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Swiss electricity getting cleaner, says energy report

This content was published on Mar 26, 2018 The electricity consumed in Switzerland is ever greener, according to government statistics: some 62% came from renewable sources in 2016.

Diver swimming among plastic and other waste

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Swiss research ship sails on seas of plastic

This content was published on Mar 23, 2018 Noxious gases and seas of plastic are found by researchers on a four-year voyage.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about how Swiss trees are being replaced by other types of trees because of climate change.

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Swiss trees can’t take the heat

This content was published on Mar 23, 2018 Trees that are typically found in Switzerland can’t cope with rising temperatures….so they’re being replaced.

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Slow driving zones have risen sharply in Switzerland, says report

This content was published on Mar 18, 2018 The number of zones with a speed limit of 30 kilometres per hour has “exploded” in Switzerland over the last decade, but the issue is controversial.

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The making of a well-behaved sheepdog

This content was published on Mar 14, 2018 When hikers come across herding dogs in the Swiss countryside, the animals can appear aggressive, and threatening.

A picture of the forest area which will be studied

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Swiss university prepares for twenty-year forest experiment

This content was published on Mar 14, 2018 The University of Basel has started work on establishing a “forest laboratory” near the city to study the effects of climate change on trees.

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Switzerland ranks high on effective energy, lags on emission targets

This content was published on Mar 14, 2018 Switzerland's energy system is one of the best in the world, but it is not doing so well on emission reduction targets, says a new report.

Researchers predict that the mountain hare’s alpine habitat will shrink by a third every year until 2100

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Climate change is shrinking mountain hare’s alpine habitat

This content was published on Mar 13, 2018 Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape ResearchExternal link (WSL) and the University of Bern predict that the mountain hare’s alpine habitat will shrink by a third every year until 2100. The team’s studyExternal link, co-conducted with the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna, investigated the influence…

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Migratory birds head to Switzerland for summer

This content was published on Mar 12, 2018 Spring is the most exciting time of year in the birding world as thousands of birds return from Africa and southern Europe to the Alpine nation.

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Swiss campaigner calls for urgent action to save orangutans

This content was published on Mar 12, 2018 A Swiss-based NGO says rainforest clearance that deprives orangutans of their habitat has to stop, otherwise they could die out altogether.

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